AAC: Augmentative Alternative Communication
ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABP: Annual Budget Plan
ACSA: Association of California School Administrators
ACSE: Advisory Commission on Special Education
ADA: American with Disabilities Act
ADA: Average Daily Attendance
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution
ALJ: Administrative Law Judge
APE: Adapted Physical Education
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASP: Annual Service Plan
AT: Assistive Technology
AU: Administrative Unit
BCBA: Board Certified Behavioral Analysis
BER: Behavior Emergency Report
BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan
CAASPP: California Assessment of Student Performance & Progress
CAFSE: Coalition for Adequate Funding for Special Education
CAC: Community Advisory Committee
CALPADS: California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System
CalSTAT: California Services for Technical Assistance and Training
CART: Communication Access Realtime Translation
CASEMIS: California Special Education Management Information System
CBI: Community Based Instruction
CCR: California Code of Regulations
CCR: Continuum of Care Reform
CCSS: Common Core State Standards
CCS: California Children Services
CDE: California Department of Education
CEC: Council for Exceptional Children
CEIS: Coordinated Early Intervening Services
COE: County Office of Education
COTA: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
CR: Comprehensive Review
CSS: Communication Severity Scales
DDS: Department of Developmental Services
DHS: Department of Health Services
DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
DINC: Data Identified Noncompliance
DMH: Department of Mental Health
DOF: Department of Finance
DOL: District of Location
DOJ: Department of Justice
DOR: District of Residence
DRDP: Desired Results Developmental Profile
DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders (5th Edition)
DTT: Discrete Trial Training
EC: Education Code
ECE: Early Childhood Education
ED: Emotional Disturbance
EL: English Learner
ELA: English/Language Arts
ELPAC: English Language Proficiency Assessments for California
ERMHS: Educationally Related Mental Health Services
ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY: Extended School Year
FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FFA: Foster Family Agency
FFH: Family Foster Home
FIEP: Facilitated Individualized Education Program
FMTA: Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance
FTE: Full time equivalent
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HOH: Hearing of Hearing
IA: Instructional Assistant
ID: Intellectual Disability
IDEA: Individualized with Disabilities Education Act
IHE: Institute of Higher Education
ISA: Individual Service Agreement (for NPS/NPA)
IAES: Interim Alternative Educational Setting
IEE: Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP: Individualized Educational Program
ISP: Individual Services Plan
IFSP: Individual Family Service Plan
ITP: Individual Transition Plan
IWEN: Individual with Exceptional Needs
LAO: Legislative Analyst’s Office
LCAP: Local Control Accountability Plan
LCFF: Local Control Funding Formula
LCI: Licensed Children’s’ Institution
LEA: Local Educational Agency
LEP: Limited English Proficient
LI: Low Incidence
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
MOE: Maintenance of Effort
MTSS: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
MTU: Medical Therapy Unit
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
NASDSE: National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NOI: Notice of Insufficiency
NBRC: North Bay Regional Center
NPS/NPA: Non-Public Schools/Non-Public Agencies
OAH: Office of Administrative Hearings
OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCR: Office of Civil Rights
ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI: Other Health Impairment
OI: Orthopedic Impairment
O&M: Orientation and Mobility
OOHC: Out of Home Care
OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OT/PT: Occupational and Physical Therapy
PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports
PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System
PENT: Positive Environment, Network of Trainers
PIR: Program Indicator Review
PLAAFP: Present Levels of Academic Achievement Functional Performance
PRT: Pivotal Response Therapy
PSRS: Procedural Safeguards and Referral Service
PS: Program Specialists
PSW: Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses
PWN: Prior Written Notice
RDA: Results Driven Accountability
RLA: Responsible Local Educational Agency
RSP: Resource Specialist Program
RS: Regionalized Services
RTC: Residential Treatment Center
RtI2: Response to Instruction and Intervention
SACS: Standardized Account Code Structure
SAI: Specialized Academic Instruction
SBAC: Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium
SBE: State Board of Education
SCIA: Special Circumstance Instructional Assistance
SDC: Special Day Class
SEA: State Educational Agency
SEIS: Special Education Information System
SELPA: Special Education Local Plan Area
SEMA: Special Education Maintenance of Effort Actuals to Actual
SEMB: Special Education Maintenance of Effort Budget to Actuals
SH: Severe Handicap
SLD: Specific Learning Disability
SLI: Speech/Language Impairment
SLP: Speech/Language Pathologist
SLPA: Speech/Language Pathology Assistant
SOP: State Operated Programs (Diagnostics Centers, State Special Schools
SOP: Summary of Performance
SPI: Superintendent of Public Instruction
SPP: State Performance Plan
SSID: State Student Identifier
STRS: State Teachers Retirement System
STS: Standards Based Tests in Spanish
SWD: Students with Disabilities
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
TEACCH: Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children
TOMS: Test Operations Management System
UDL: Universal Design for Learning
VI: Visual Impairment
WOF: Written Offer of FAPE